New from Teamsaxo are aluminium setup wheel for 1/10th touring cars. Coming CNC-machined from aluminium, in blue or black anodising and with laser-etched markings the alloy wheels come in handy when making adjustments to the car’s suspension geometry as they offer a lot more precision than the plastic wheels of pre-glued rubber or foam racing wheels which leads to an improved accuracy of camber and toe settings.
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Coming soon from Kyosho is the Inferno MP9 TKI 3 ReadySet 1/8th nitro off-road buggy. Based on the World Championship winning MP9 platform the buggy features some cost efficient parts such as stamped aluminium shock towers to reduce cost without sacrificing strength and functionality. The buggy features a split receiver and receiver battery box layout as the full option kit as well as short rear suspension arms, threaded aluminium big bore shock absorbers, full ball bearings and a factory-installed KE21R recoil starter engine with polished tuned muffler. Included are also a high torque waterproof servo and a 2.4GHz radio system with LC display alongside a pre-designed bodyshell and pre-glued wheels.
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Having made an early mistake in A1 which resulted in an unfavorable 3rd place finish for the 2WD Modified TQ, AE/JConcepts’ Nick Gibson vowed he wouldn’t make the same mistake twice. This time, the story was much different as Gibson was able to slowly stretch out his lead from the rest of the pack. In a league of his own and having the fastest car on the track, Gibson was able pull away and cruise to an uncontested win in A2 leaving the rest to battle for 2nd and 3rd.
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During the recent Snowbird Nationals electric on-road legend Josh Cyrul took the TQ honours in the 1/12th 17.5 Stock class with a blistering 54/8:03. He then took maximum advantage of his TQ and led the 1st lap of the super close class where any mistake can cost several positions. Luckily, Josh had a flawless run, taking the A-main win wire to wire.
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The tension at the opening round of the JConcepts Indoor National Series had finally reached the weekend high as racers calm the nerves and settle in for the first round of A mains. The highly anticipated battle in the super competitive 2WD Modified class did not disappoint and a nail biter from start to finish.
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The last round of qualifying was an awesome display of dominance by TLR’s JP Richards. On a mission, Richards set the quickest time in all 3 classes he entered. Posting the fastest time in the 2WD Modified class with a 19 lap 5:04.78, Richards was able to take his 1st TQ and bettering his overall position for tomorrow’s triple a-main by starting 2nd on the grid.
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Round 2 of the Winter Indoor National Series has seen an unexpected rise of the young, fast, and talented racers like Nick Gibson. The Team Associated/JConcepts driver had a near flawless run with just two minor incidents with traffic, but was able to climb his way to the front and put in the fastest time of the round with a 19 lap 5:08.35. Having not changed his car from his first run, Gibson said he was “glad to have a much better run than round 1,” and was much happier with his performance.
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Delivering on what the TLR customers have asked, TLR’s updated 22T 2.0 truck in all the right ways. TLR’s Senior Product Developer Frank Root is running a basically stock kit in mid-motor form (rear motor parts are all included) at Round 1 of the JConcepts Indoor National Series with ti-screws and turnbuckles by TLR. Pushing the envelope to another level, TLR has included 2 bodies for mid and rear motor configurations for all your racing needs. Also included in the kit is the updated grooved slipper plates to help clean as well as cool the slipper pads. In addition, the kit comes with machined shock internals and the bellcrank steering assembly.
